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Beyerdynamic DT 990 Pro

One of the widest soundstages in its price class — a competitive gaming staple for over a decade. The stock treble peak and bass shelf are corrected by the StepFreq profile, delivering fatiguing-free positional audio optimised for footstep detection.

Type
Open-Back
Driver
Dynamic
Impedance
250Ω
Soundstage
Very Wide
Price Range
~$150
EQ Bands
10 filters
// Correction Profile

Headphone Correction Filters

These filters are applied first — they flatten Beyerdynamic DT 990 Pro's frequency response to neutral. A game-specific footstep boost layer is then added on top. Both are baked into the downloaded config.

# Type Frequency Gain Q
1 LSC 105 Hz +0.3 dB 0.70
2 PK 80 Hz -5.0 dB 0.52
3 PK 182 Hz -1.2 dB 1.77
4 PK 688 Hz +1.6 dB 1.78
5 PK 1664 Hz +1.2 dB 1.43
6 PK 3549 Hz +3.5 dB 0.97
7 PK 5406 Hz +1.8 dB 5.99
8 PK 6366 Hz -2.9 dB 6.00
9 PK 9377 Hz -5.1 dB 2.29
10 HSC 10000 Hz +1.6 dB 0.70
// Get Your Config

Download Free EQ Preset

Headphone correction + game-optimised footstep boost, combined into a single Equalizer APO config file. Enter your email, pick your game, download — done.

Requires Equalizer APO on Windows. Free to install.

// DT 990 Combo Presets

Beyerdynamic DT 990 Pro EQ Settings by Game

Each link below is a dedicated page with the combined DT 990 correction + game footstep profile — filter table, setup instructions, and direct download.

General game pages: Counter-Strike 2 →Valorant →Apex Legends →

// Further Reading